Service difficulty report · Brake Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 13, 2014
Submitted
June 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434MK
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4227
Aircraft time
13,599 hours, 14,765 cycles
Part
Brake Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT, FULL APPLICATION REQUIRED TO SLOWLY DECELERATE ACFT. INTERROGATED CDS, NO FAULTS FOUND FOR THE ANIT-SKID SYS. PERFORMED A GVI OF ALL 4 MAIN BRAKES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. BLED THE BRAKES IAW AMM TASK 32-42-00-870-801. TAXIIED THE ACFT, MADE NUMEROUS STOPS USING VARIOUS BRAKING APPLICATIONS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK FLIGHT DETERMINED TO BE NOT REQUIRED. PERFORMED HIGH SPEED TAXI WITH CREW, GREATER THAN 60 KTS, ACFT BRAKES NORMALLY, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.